Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social

2021 Spring Series Kickoff Day 2
Day: 2
Event Info

Lone Star Poker Series Champions Social

Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$150,000
Entries
409
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
4,090,000
Total Chips
12,270,000

2021 Spring Series Kickoff Day 2

Day 2 Completed

Gerald Stogner Wins LSPS Champions Spring Series Kick Off for $23,742

Gerald Stogner
Gerald Stogner

After the field was cut to three the remaining players agreed upon a three-way chop.

Gerald Stogner was awarded the top prize for $23,742 for having the largest chip stack at 5,420 which was slightly more than Duc Le in second place with 4,780,000, while Clinton Phillip sat in third place.

Stogner, a native of Kokomo, Mississippi, will also take home the shiny championship belt buckle and plaques for his victory.

"I drove seven and a half hours to come play this tournament and it was definitely worth it," he told PokerNews. "I just had a feeling I had a chance when I saw the entry numbers on the first few flights"

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerWinnings
1Gerald Stogner$23,742
2Duc Le$22,867
3Clinton Phillip$16,891
4Collin Rountree$8,350
5Jason Lang$6,750
6Lawrence Waybe$5,500
7Jacob Burnett$4,500
8Nat Adkins$3,650
9Mitchell Bono$2,950

Stogner was also one of only two players who bagged in two different starting flights, showing his prowess throughout the tournament as he rode his large stack for the majority of the final two tables to victory.

Action of the Day

The day began with 51 players and was quickly whittled down after a steady stream of eliminations. Start-of-the-day chip leader Justin Osbourne was eliminated shortly before the final table in 11th place.

The final table began with Stogner in the chip lead and Le close behind him. The table would be a fairly straightforward affair with most of the players going out where their chip count would have anticipated without a ton of up and down swings. The lone exception being Lawrence Wayne, who rode a short stack all the way to sixth place.

After Wayne's elimination in sixth, play would slow down and hit a snag, with no eliminations happening for over an hour. Eventually Jason Lang would be knocked out in fifth place and Collin Rountree followed him out the door in fourth place to create the chop scenario.

PokerNews will continue coverage of the Lone Star Poker Series tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time for a variety of events.

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Jason Lang Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,750)

Jason Lang
Jason Lang

Action in Level 24 (40,000/80,000/80,000)

Jason Lang moved his short stack into the middle preflop and was called by Duc Le.

Lang's tournament life was on the line but he was ahead with {a-}{j-} against the {k-Hearts}{10-Spades} of Le.

The flop sent Le into the lead as it came {k-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. The turn ws the {2-Spades} and the river the {k-Diamonds} to sent Lang out in 5th place after over an hour with no eliminations.

Player Chips Progress
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Duc Le
4,050,000
950,000
950,000
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Jason Lang
Busted

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Lang Chips Up a Bit

Action in Level 23 (30,000/60,000/60,000)

The flop read {q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Gerald Stogner bet 95,000 and Jason Lang called. The turn was the {2-Hearts}, both players checked.

The river was the {7-Clubs}. Lang checked, Stogner bet 175,000. Lang cated like he was unhappy with the bet but then quickly called and immediately flipped over the {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for two pair which bested the {10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} of Stogner to move lang's stack up a bit.

Player Chips Progress
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Gerald Stogner
4,550,000
-250,000
-250,000
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Jason Lang
1,050,000
425,000
425,000

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Stogner Shoves on Rountree

Rountree Mid Decision
Rountree Mid Decision

Action in Level 23 (30,000/60,000/60,000)

Action arrived at the river with the board showing {j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{k-Spades}{6-Spades}. Collin Rountree bet 750,000 into a large pot of 1,200,000.

Gerald Stogner put the pressure on by moving all in to force Rountree into a decision for his tournament life.

After several moments, Rountree folded and Stogner engulfed the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Gerald Stogner
4,800,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
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Collin Rountree
1,800,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000

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